BRIEFLY.

Vote is key to Rose Bowl's NFL hopes

In a vote crucial to the Rose Bowl's bid to land an NFL team, the Pasadena City Council tonight will consider whether to certify the environmental impact report on the proposed $500 million renovation of the stadium.

If the council, which will meet in the All-Purpose Room at the city's Senior Center, does not certify the EIR and adopt a statement of overriding considerations, it likely would end the Rose Bowl's bid when NFL owners meet next week in Washington.

Also tonight, the council will discuss in closed session the terms the Rose Bowl Operating Company has been negotiating with the NFL, and it is expected to approve the addition of former Dodgers general manager Fred Claire to the RBOC board.

- Billy Witz

CYCLING: American David Zabriskie dominated an individual time trial in the Tuscan hills to win the eighth stage of the Giro d'Italia. Italy's Danilo Di Luca retained the overall lead.

Zabriskie, of the CSC team, clocked a winning time of 58 minutes, 31 seconds, over 27.9 miles of narrow countryside roads from Lamporecchio to Florence.

SOCCER: Some Manchester United fans are still trying to stop Malcolm Glazer's $1.47 billion takeover of the world's richest soccer team.

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers' owner was expected to announce today that his shares in the club topped the 75 percent mark needed for complete control of the team. His company, Red Football Ltd., told the London Stock Exchange at the close Friday he owned 74.81 percent.

At the critical 75 percent threshold, Glazer could take the club private.

The fan group Shareholders United is calling for a boycott of Manchester United sponsors and is planning demonstrations at the FA Cup final against Arsenal on May 21.

--France, coached by retired great Eric Cantona, won the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup, beating Portugal 1-0 on penalties in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Thierry Ottavy scored the only goal in the shootout.

Portugal rallied to tie the score at 3 at the end of regulation on two goals by Nuno Belchior in the final two minutes. Anthony Mendy netted all three goals for France.

DIVING: Three-time Olympian Leon Taylor of Britain won the gold medal in the men's platform competition at the FINA diving Grand Prix in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Taylor scored 489.57 points over six dives, 0.15 points better than China's Feng Qi.

HORSE RACING: Lil' Sister Swiss beat Walkonkaydeeavenue by two lengths in the $98,625 Nursery Stakes for 2-year-old fillies at Hollywood Park.

RUNNING: Kenyan Gilbert Okari knew he was in a different sort of race when he spotted a half-dozen Elvis Presley impersonators before the start of the 94th annual Bay to Breakers in San Francisco.

Despite the distractions, Okari beat six countrymen to win the 7.46-mile race in 34 minutes, 49 seconds.

Asmae Leghzaoui, of Morocco, won the women's title in a course-record time of 38:22.

- Daily News Staff and Wire Services